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Re: [PATCH] branch -l: print useful info whilst rebasing a non-local branch

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Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
Mar 25, 2018, 04:13 UTC
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On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 12:10 AM, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
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> So:
>
>   git branch -l
>
> _looks_ like it works, but only because list mode is the default. If you
> did:
>
>   git branch -l foo
>
> you would find that it does list "foo" at all, but instead creates a new
> branch "foo" with reflog.
s/does/doesn't/
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Message 5 of 27 in “branch -l: print useful info whilst rebasing a non-local branch”
  1. branch -l: print useful info whilst rebasing a non-local branchKaartic Sivaraam, Mar 24, 2018
  2. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2018
  3. Kaartic SivaraamMar 25, 2018
  4. Jeff KingMar 25, 2018
  5. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2018
  6. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2018
  7. Jeff KingMar 25, 2018
  8. Kaartic SivaraamMar 25, 2018
  9. Jacob KellerMar 25, 2018
  10. Jeff KingMar 26, 2018
  11. 1/5 t3200: unset core.logallrefupdates when testing reflog creationJeff King, Mar 26, 2018
  12. 2/5 t: switch "branch -l" to "branch --create-reflog"Jeff King, Mar 26, 2018
  13. 3/5 branch: deprecate "-l" optionJeff King, Mar 26, 2018
  14. 4/5 branch: drop deprecated "-l" optionJeff King, Mar 26, 2018
  15. 5/5 branch: make "-l" a synonym for "--list"Jeff King, Mar 26, 2018
  16. Eric SunshineMar 26, 2018
  17. Jacob KellerMar 26, 2018
  18. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2018
  19. Eric SunshineMar 25, 2018
  20. Kaartic SivaraamMar 25, 2018
  21. 1/2 branch --list: print useful info whilst interactive rebasing a detached HEADKaartic Sivaraam, Apr 3, 2018
  22. 2/2 t3200: verify "branch --list" sanity when rebasing from detached HEADKaartic Sivaraam, Apr 3, 2018
  23. Eric SunshineApr 3, 2018
  24. Kaartic SivaraamApr 3, 2018
  25. 2/2 t3200: verify "branch --list" sanity when rebasing from detached HEADKaartic Sivaraam, Apr 3, 2018
  26. Eric SunshineApr 4, 2018
  27. 0/2 branch --list: print useful info whilst interactive rebasing a detached HEADKaartic Sivaraam, Apr 3, 2018

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